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Office 365 for Non-Profits, part 2

Hi everyone, your favorite Mavideans are back with a new update to the Office 365 for Non-Profits process and a lower price-point. It figures that right after we made the last update and got 15 customers set up and running and had just ironed out all the kinks in the system, Microsoft changed the process…

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How Mavidea saved $5500 during the Snowpocolypse.

Clever title, isn’t it?  But it’s true – Mavidea saved at least $5500 during the “Snowpacolypse” snow event last week. For those of you not in central Illinois, I’m sure you heard about the blizzard that tore through the area.  Bloomington was luckily spared most of it – we only got 12-13 inches of snow. …

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Starbucks is now offering free public WiFi – Using public WiFi hotspots securely (part 2)

A few months ago I wrote about some of the dangers in using public WiFi hotspots (http://mavidea.com/media/mavlog/10-07-01/Using_public_WiFi_hotspots_securely_part_1.aspx)  The article was received well and customers asked me questions, which is exactly what I wanted.  Security is an ongoing discussion that never ends. A few weeks ago, Starbucks made WiFi free in all of their stores (http://www.starbucks.com/coffeehouse/wireless-internet). …

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Using public WiFi hotspots securely (part 1)

I have a laptop, just like a lot of business people. 99% of the time I use it at my office or at home. It is the other 1% of the time that is my focus today – using public WiFi hotspots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotspot_(Wi-Fi)) securely. Wireless Internet connectivity has become ingrained into the way that people…

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